Monday, June 21, 2010

Batting for children's quilts

Type a whole message and lost it, aargh. Need suggestions for batting for children's quilts to be quilted on home sewing machine.. all comments appreciated. I tried to post a picture but it didn't let me browse for the picture, either. Lavinia

5 Comments:

I use Warm and White in baby quilts, as well as others. It stands up to washing alot, and is soft and breathes.The owners of a local quilt shop here likes Dream Cotton, so any cotton seems OK. The husband does beautiful long arm quilting.Sara

I use Warm & Natural for children's quilts and I always buy it at JoAnn's with a 40% off coupon. Cotton fabric loves cotton batting for machine quilting ... spray basting with 505 makes layers "stick" together well and things just move very nicely under the machine's needle.

I like Hobb's 80/20. Like Warm & Natural, it shrinks up a bit so I like to wet it down (put it in the machine, then spin, don't agitate) and then dry it on low before using it. I like a bit of a shink for the crinkle effect but not a lot. So I prefer to pre-soak and dry before using.